About this season
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
Episodes (14)
1. Hello Mrs. Melly
Aired 14 December 1998 • 15 min
Bodger and Badger meet the new tourist information officer, Mrs S. Melly.
2. Poster Potatoes
Aired 21 December 1998 • 15 min
Mrs Melly leaves The Seagull's Rest (Bodger's B&B) out of the Good Hotel Guide, so Bodger decides to do his own advertising.
3. Hundreds and Thousands
Aired 4 January 1999 • 15 min
Simon wins some baking ingredients and enters the Puddleford cake competition.
5. 114
Aired 18 January 1999 • 15 min
6. 115
Aired 25 January 1999 • 15 min
7. 116
Aired 1 February 1999 • 15 min
8. 117
Aired 8 February 1999 • 15 min
9. A Mashy Romance
Aired 15 February 1999 • 15 min
Mr Gripper falls in love with tourist officer Mrs Melly. Plus Badger and Mousey bottle mashed potato soup, some of which ends up in a sun tan lotion bottle.
10. China Comes to Stay
Aired 22 January 1999 • 15 min
China the dog comes to stay and Simon ends up covered with baked beans and mashed potato.
11. Pop
Aired 1 March 1999 • 15 min
12. 121
Aired 8 March 1999 • 15 min
13. Mrs Melly Investigates
Aired 15 March 1999 • 15 min
14. Puddleford Day
Aired 22 March 1999 • 15 min
Badger, Mousey and China make a time machine to go backwards and forwards in time and Mrs Melly gets covered in mash. All for the commemoration of Queen Elizabeth's visit.
15. Mashy Museum
Aired 29 March 1999 • 15 min
Badger and Mousey put together a museum with exhibits for all the adventures they've had in the last few months.